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Tottenham 2-0 Man City: Pep Humiliated As Spurs Close The Gap At The Top

Tottenham underlined their growing confidence with a richly-deserved 2-0 win over Manchester Ci...

Tottenham underlined their growing confidence with a
richly-deserved 2-0 win over Manchester City at White Hart Lane as they closed
the gap on the leaders to just a point.

City arrived unbeaten and with a perfect six out of six
record in the Premier League this season, but Aleksandar Kolarov’s own goal and
Dele Alli’s crisp finish gave Spurs an impressive win.

The scoreline would have been more emphatic had Erik Lamela
not missed a penalty in the second half but Mauricio Pochettino’s side now move
within a point of their opponents in the table and look primed for another
title challenge.

Much of the talk so far this term has been about Guardiola’s
brilliant start as City boss, but Celtic proved in midweek his star-studded
team can be rattled when pressed high up the pitch, and Tottenham picked up
where Brendan Rodgers’ side left off.

For the first time in his Tottenham tenure, Pochettino is
having to manage a significant injury list that currently includes Harry Kane,
Mousa Dembele and Eric Dier – arguably the team’s three best players last
season – and it is ominous for their rivals that his side will improve when
they return.

For City, this may prove a timely reality check after their
blistering start to the campaign but opponents will draw belief from how
Tottenham’s relentless pressing paid off.